Estland Gouvernement Profiel 2012

Hoofdstad

name: Tallinn
geographic coordinates: 59 26 N, 24 43 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Onafhankelijkheid dag

20 Augustus 1991 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)

Nationale feestdag

Independence Day, 24 Februari (1918); note - 24 Februari 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 20 Augustus 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union

Grondwet

adopted 28 Juni 1992

Stemmen

18 jaar; universal for all Estonian citizens

uitvoerende macht

chief of state: President Toomas Hendrik ILVES (since 9 October 2006)
head of government: Prime Minister Andrus ANSIP (since 12 April 2005)
cabinet: Ministers appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament
elections: president elected by Parliament for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); if a candidate does not secure two-thirds of the votes after three rounds of balloting in the Parliament, then an electoral assembly (made up of Parliament plus members of local councils) elects the president, choosing between the two candidates with the largest number of votes; election last held on 29 August 2011 (next to be held in the fall of 2016); prime minister nominated by the president and approved by Parliament
election results: Toomas Hendrik ILVES reelected president; parliamentary vote - Toomas Hendrik ILVES 73, Indrek TARAND 25